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1. Wild and domestic cattle.
4. A slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels.
9. A thrusting blow with a knife.
13. A drug combination found in some over-the-counter headache remedies (Aspirin and Phenacetin and Caffeine).
14. (the feminine of raja) A Hindu princess or the wife of a raja.
15. A village in eastern Ireland (northwest of Dublin).
16. A beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water.
17. A genus of Platalea.
18. A journey in a vehicle driven by someone else.
19. A town in Italy in southwestern Sicily near the coast.
22. Cubes of meat marinated and cooked on a skewer usually with vegetables.
23. Jordan's port.
24. A hidden storage space (for money or provisions or weapons).
27. A Mid-Atlantic state.
28. A particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or distinguished by its people or culture or geography).
34. Top part of an apron.
35. A logarithmic unit of sound intensity.
36. A battle between the successors of Alexander the Great (301 BC).
37. That is to say.
38. Cheap showy jewelry or ornament or clothing.
40. Someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential).
42. English essayist (1775-1834).
43. The blood group whose red cells carry both the A and B antigens.
45. A diacritical mark (an inverted circumflex) placed above certain letters (such as c) to indicate pronunciation.
47. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy.
51. A clique that seeks power usually through intrigue.
55. A plant hormone promoting elongation of stems and roots.
56. Small genus of plants constituting the family Batidaceae.
59. (Babylonian) God of wisdom and agriculture and patron of scribes and schools.
60. Term of address for a man.
61. Coffee-flavored liqueur made in Mexico.
63. (informal) `johnny' was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War.
64. Food of a ruminant regurgitated to be chewed again.
65. Small bushy deciduous tree native to Asia and North Africa having pretty pink blossoms and highly prized edible nuts enclosed in a hard green hull.
66. An agency of the United Nations affiliated with the World Bank.
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1. A Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad.
2. An organization of countries formed in 1961 to agree on a common policy for the sale of petroleum.
3. A mark left by the healing of injured tissue.
4. Silver-coated candy bead for decorating cakes.
5. The seventh month of the Moslem calendar.
6. A Native American who lived in what is now southern Colorado and Utah and northern Arizona and New Mexico and who built cliff dwellings.
7. Any of several imperial dynasties of China ruling from 220 to 265 and from 386 to 556.
8. A unit of length of thread or yarn.
9. Thick plank forming a ridge along the side of a wooden ship.
10. Long-tailed arboreal mustelid of Central and South America.
11. A unit of dry measure used in Egypt.
12. English monk and scholar (672-735).
20. A Loloish language.
21. Having undesirable or negative qualities.
25. An elaborate song for solo voice.
26. An important seaport on the Island of Cebu in the Philippines.
29. A master's degree in business.
30. Having nine hinged bands of bony plates.
31. The sign language used in the United States.
32. A member of the Dravidian people living in southeastern India.
33. North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean.
37. Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal.
39. A light touch or stroke.
41. The basic rhythmic unit in a piece of music.
44. A coffee cake flavored with orange rind and raisins and almonds.
45. A sharp hand gesture (resembling a blow).
46. An international organization of European countries formed after World War II to reduce trade barriers and increase cooperation among its members.
48. Radioactive iodine test that measures the amount of radioactive iodine taken up by the thyroid gland.
49. A unit of length equal to 3 feet.
50. Any of numerous local fertility and nature deities worshipped by ancient Semitic peoples.
52. Capital city of the Apulia region on the Adriatic coast.
53. In bed.
54. A Bantu language spoken in southern Zaire.
57. The United Nations agency concerned with the interests of labor.
58. A typical star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system.
62. A public promotion of some product or service.
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